“I currently have to choose between paying bills and providing for my daughter.”

Mark Anthony Rodriguez is a McDonald’s worker who was protesting today at a McDonald’s on West Alameda near Federal Boulevard in Denver. About 100 people gathered at the restaurant this morning starting at 6am as part of a national day of action in support of fast food workers and other low wage earners who are calling for $15 an hour minimum wage.

Radio Bookclub

This month, instead of inviting the author to join us in the studio, we’ll speak with Michelle Dotter, the editor and publisher of Dzanc Books, on Thursday December 27th at 9am. Michelle acquired and edited this literary debut.